Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary Supplemental Series
Nijay K. Gupta
The Lord’s Prayer is the most recited, most memorized, and most studied text in the Bible. This prayer of Jesus, found in two versions in Matthew and Luke, has been extolled for its simplicity and beauty, for its reflection of “real life,” and for its vision of the consummated kingdom. It also contains several conundrums: what does it mean to “hallow” the Father’s name? What relationship does our forgiveness of others have with God’s forgiveness for us? If God does not tempt, why would we pray “Lead us not into temptation”? This commentary not only addresses these important questions but also offers insight into how the global church throughout generations has interacted with the Lord’s Prayer and has found in it inspiration and hope.
Nijay K. Gupta serves as Professor of Religion at Northern Seminary. He is the author of Colossians (Smyth & Helwys, 2013), Sin and Its Remedy in Paul (Cascade, 2020), Paul and the Language of Faith (Eerdmans, 2020), and he has published academic articles in periodicals such as The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Horizons in Biblical Theology, Currents in Biblical Research, and Neotestamentica. He serves as co-editor of the Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters (Eisenbrauns).
The Lord’s Prayer is the most recited, most memorized, and most studied text in the Bible. This prayer of Jesus, found in two versions in Matthew and Luke, has been extolled for its simplicity and beauty, for its reflection of “real life,” and for its vision of the consummated kingdom. It also contains several conundrums: what does it mean to “hallow” the Father’s name? What relationship does our forgiveness of others have with God’s forgiveness for us? If God does not tempt, why would we pray “Lead us not into temptation”? This commentary not only addresses these important questions but also offers insight into how the global church throughout generations has interacted with the Lord’s Prayer and has found in it inspiration and hope.
Nijay K. Gupta serves as Professor of Religion at Northern Seminary. He is the author of Colossians (Smyth & Helwys, 2013), Sin and Its Remedy in Paul (Cascade, 2020), Paul and the Language of Faith (Eerdmans, 2020), and he has published academic articles in periodicals such as The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Horizons in Biblical Theology, Currents in Biblical Research, and Neotestamentica. He serves as co-editor of the Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters (Eisenbrauns).
The Lord’s Prayer
Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary Supplemental Series
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